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  • Three perspectives of a head divided according to phrenological 'faculties', with key. Colour pen drawing.
  • The Virgin Mary with Saint Petronius and Saint John the Evangelist and a donor. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after F. Cossa, 1474.
  • Saint Thomas of Villanova giving alms to the poor in Seville. Wood engraving by M. after B.E. Murillo.
  • Lady Owen's School, Islington. Wood engraving, 1840.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Give drink to the thirsty. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
  • The good Samaritan stops to help a wounded man who has been previously ignored by a priest and Levite. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after J. Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
  • A poor family starves in the centre of Paris: a workman brings them a bowl of soup, a banker for a "Philanthropic bank" ignores them, public funds are spent on a new stock exchange, and books are advertised advocating self-help. Lithograph by Villain after N.-T. Charlet, 1840.
  • Two women comforting a boy while a monk sits beside in despair. Wood engraving after Jessie MacGregor, 1872.
  • Dulwich College: the buildings of the new school. Wood engraving by W. E. Hodgkin after B. Sly, 1868.
  • A bishop saint (Thomas of Villanova?) giving alms. Etching.
  • The good samaritan helps a stranger by the roadside by pouring oil and wine on to his wounds. Woodcut.
  • A nun (Sister of Charity) feeding a sick patient. Line engraving by C. Duflos.
  • Midnight Mission for Fallen Women, New York. Coloured wood engraving.
  • Boer War: a busy street scene with gracious ladies offering food, drink and assistance to wounded soldiers. Process print after C. Shepperson after A. Johnstone, c. 1900.
  • A beadle, carrying his staff: behind him two churchwardens lead a procession of orphans of the parish, the boys carrying wands to beat the bounds. Coloured aquatint by W. H. Pyne, 1805.
  • The good Samaritan helping a wounded man while a priest and Levite walk on. Line engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.
  • Nursing and charitable acts of the "Soeurs de la Charité" or Sisters of Love; with the alphabet: L-S, ijk-yz. Coloured line engraving.
  • A scene showing alms-giving of food, water, clothes and money; in the midst of this Charity is seen with a Pelican on her head holding a Sacred Heart. Line engraving by H. Cock after P. Bruegel, 1559.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Dress the naked. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
  • The British Lying-in Hospital, Holborn: the facade and an allegorical scene of charity. Engraving by J.S. Miller after himself.
  • Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris: as seen from the river. Line engraving by Perelle.
  • A Christmas entertainment, presented in sign language for the deaf and dumb, at the Hanover Square rooms, London. Wood engraving, 1865.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Free the captives. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
  • The Jews' Hospital, Mile End Road, Whitechapel. Engraving by T. Prattent, 1819, after himself, 1816.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: burying the dead. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
  • The British Museum in Montague House: the Russell Street façade. Coloured aquatint after T.H. Shepherd.
  • A veteran soldier with a pair of crutches is sitting on a bench talking to a young woman who has brought him some refreshment. Lithograph by Joseph Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé, 1825.
  • Christ and the apostles walk towards a man who is quietly giving alms to a beggar. Etching.
  • An old wet nurse; symbolising France as nanny-state and public health provider. Colour photomechanical reproduction of a lithograph by N. Dorville, 1901.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Heal the sick. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.